NHL Value Model· 2025-26
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Buffalo Sabres

Roster
33
Cap committed
$94.7M
Cap space
$0.8M
available
Surplus
+$16.1M
19 expiring
Next season space
$17.4M
Roster

Sorted by value delta

Most underpaid first. Re-sign signal blends delta, age, and years left to flag who to extend, monitor, or let walk.

Josh Doan
Josh Doan
R · age 24 · Top-Line F · $0.9M · 0y left
+$4.6M
vs $5.5M
Extension Signed
Zach Benson
Zach Benson
L · age 21 · Middle-Six F · $0.9M · 0y left
+$3.2M
vs $4.1M
Extension Now
Noah Ostlund
Noah Ostlund
C · age 22 · Middle-Six F · $1.0M · 3y left
+$2.0M
vs $3.0M
Extension Now
Josh Dunne
Josh Dunne
C · age 27 · Bottom-Six F · $0.8M · 0y left
+$1.9M
vs $2.7M
Priority Re-sign
Sam Carrick
Sam Carrick
C · age 34 · Bottom-Six F · $1.0M · 1y left
+$1.7M
vs $2.7M
Priority Re-sign
Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch
R · age 30 · Top-Line F · $4.8M · 0y left
+$1.7M
vs $6.4M
Priority Re-sign
Zach Metsa
Zach Metsa
D · age 28 · Bottom-Pair D · $0.8M · 1y left
+$1.6M
vs $2.4M
Priority Re-sign
Tyson Kozak
Tyson Kozak
C · age 23 · Bottom-Six F · $0.8M · 2y left
+$1.6M
vs $2.3M
Extension Now
Tanner Pearson
Tanner Pearson
L · age 34 · Bottom-Six F · $1.0M · 0y left
+$1.5M
vs $2.5M
Priority Re-sign
Logan Stanley
Logan Stanley
D · age 28 · Bottom-Pair D · $1.3M · 0y left
+$1.5M
vs $2.7M
Priority Re-sign
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias Samuelsson
D · age 26 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $4.3M · 4y left
+$1.4M
vs $5.7M
Locked In (Value)
Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn
R · age 25 · Middle-Six F · $3.4M · 1y left
+$1.0M
vs $4.4M
Priority Re-sign
Peyton Krebs
Peyton Krebs
C · age 25 · Middle-Six F · $1.4M · 0y left
+$1.0M
vs $2.5M
Priority Re-sign
Michael Kesselring
Michael Kesselring
D · age 26 · Bottom-Pair D · $1.4M · 0y left
+$1.0M
vs $2.4M
Fair Deal
Conor Timmins
Conor Timmins
D · age 28 · Bottom-Pair D · $2.2M · 1y left
+$0.9M
vs $3.1M
Fair Deal
Jason Zucker
Jason Zucker
L · age 34 · Top-Line F · $4.8M · 1y left
+$0.5M
vs $5.2M
Fair Deal
Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson
C · age 29 · Elite · $7.1M · 4y left
+$0.2M
vs $7.3M
Fair Deal
Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn
L · age 28 · Bottom-Six F · $1.4M · 0y left
+$0.1M
vs $1.4M
Fair Deal
Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram
D · age 25 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $6.3M · 1y left
+$0.1M
vs $6.3M
Fair Deal
Josh Norris
Josh Norris
C · age 27 · Top-Line F · $8.0M · 4y left
−$0.7M
vs $7.3M
Fair Deal
Luke Schenn
Luke Schenn
D · age 37 · Bottom-Pair D · $2.8M · 0y left
−$0.9M
vs $1.9M
Fair Deal
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeod
C · age 27 · Middle-Six F · $5.0M · 3y left
−$0.9M
vs $4.1M
Fair Deal
Jordan Greenway
Jordan Greenway
L · age 29 · Bottom-Six F · $4.0M · 1y left
−$2.0M
vs $2.0M
Monitor
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus Dahlin
D · age 26 · Top-Four D · $11.0M · 6y left
−$3.4M
vs $7.6M
Star Contract
Owen Power
Owen Power
D · age 24 · Two-Way / Shutdown · $8.3M · 5y left
−$3.6M
vs $4.8M
Monitor
Justin Danforth
Justin Danforth
R · age 33 · Bottom-Six F · $1.8M · 1y left
vs
Fair Deal
Riley Fiddler-Schultz
Riley Fiddler-Schultz
C · age 24 · Bottom-Six F · $1.0M · 1y left
vs
Fair Deal
Konsta Helenius
Konsta Helenius
C · age 20 · Middle-Six F · $1.0M · 3y left
vs
Fair Deal
Jiri Kulich
Jiri Kulich
C · age 22 · Middle-Six F · $0.9M · 1y left
vs
Fair Deal
Anton Wahlberg
Anton Wahlberg
C · age 21 · Bottom-Six F · $1.0M · 3y left
vs
Fair Deal
Ryan Johnson
Ryan Johnson
D · age 25 · Bottom-Pair D · $2.8M · 2y left
vs
Fair Deal
Vsevolod Komarov
Vsevolod Komarov
D · age 22 · Bottom-Pair D · $1.0M · 3y left
vs
Fair Deal
Radim Mrtka
Radim Mrtka
D · age 19 · Bottom-Pair D · $1.0M · 3y left
vs
Fair Deal
NHL VALUE MODEL

Predictions reflect what the market currently pays for similar production.

Entry-level deals show large positive deltas by CBA design. UFA and unsigned players have no delta. Stats are projected to 82-game pace.

Data: NHL API + PuckPediaModel: Comps-based weighted AAVLast refresh: Jun 5, 2026, 7:06 AM